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Robert Johannson has joined ISSS in 19XX. He/She is .....Robert Johannson is a playwright and cyberneticist, as well as a recovering politician, a recovering
Shakespeare scholar, a recovering United Church minister, a recovering system administrator, and a
recovering accountant. He has been variously called a “polymath” and “one of our local eccentrics.” He is
also a proud husband, father and grandfather.
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1 Personal Life Rev. Robert Johannson graduated Grade XII at Transcona Collegiate Institute where he joined his first 2 political party and has been politically active ever since. He studied Chartered Accountancy for two years 3 at the firm of Touche, Ross, Bailey and Smart. He received an honours degree in English Literature from 4 the University of Manitoba. Robert was a Winnipeg City Councillor for six years. He was baptized as an 5 adult at Augustine United Church, and received the gift of the Holy Spirit. He was a candidate for 6 ministry from Augustine United Church, has a Masters of Divinity from St. Andrew's College in 7 Saskatoon, and was ordained by the Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. 8 Robert and his wife Joan taught parenting courses in the inner-city of Winnipeg and produced two books: 9 Empowerment: A systems approach to people and groups, and The Family Zoo: leadership for parents. 10 They have three children and five granddaughters. His interest in cybernetics comes from discovering the 11 negative effects of behaviourism as a parenting model, and turning instead to the study of Gregory 12 Bateson and the Macy Conferences on Cybernetics. 13 Robert served as the systems administrator for Journeys Adult Education Centre in Winnipeg which 14 involved maintaining a computer lab, and Internet connection, as well as designing the school's data 15 bases. 16 Robert is a playwright and has been produced by CBC radio, the Manitoba Association of Playwrights, 17 Prairie Theatre Exchange, the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival and the Edmonton Fringe Theatre 18 Festival. His plays include Charles Wesley: A Musical Play; The Ecstasy of St. Teresa; and Never Trust a 19 Naked Marriage Counsellor. He is currently working on a play about the Trial of St. Paul. 20 Robert retired in 2009 after serving First United Church in Dauphin. In his retirement Robert studied 21 Physics, Mathematics, Statistics and Mathematical Statistics at the University of Winnipeg. He has 22 published two books on systems theory: Process Dualism: Resolving the Mind/Body Problem; and most 23 recently Green Rising: An Alternative Future which deals with the cultural roots of the environmental 24 crisis. He is the Chair of the Holistic Systems Theory Special Integration Group of the International 25 Society for the Systems Sciences. 26 Academia and Career Years of Service: 2021-224 27 Post: Chair: Holistic Systems Theory SIG 28 Degrees: Bachelor of Arts (Hons.); Master of Divinity 29 Fields of Study: Cybernetics, General Systems Theory, Theatre, Theology, Philosophy, Leadership, 30 Organization 31 Universities: University of Manitoba, St. Andrew's College, University of Winnipeg 32 Notable works: Process Dualism: Resolving the Mind/Body Problem; 33 Green Rising: An Alternative Future. 34 Social: Winnipeg City Counselor; Canadian Association of the Non-Employed; Green Party 35 Special Interests 36 Video Presentations YouTube Channel 37 https://www.youtube.com/@robertjohannson 38 33 Videos – most views – Cybernetics and Psychology 39 Playlists 40 ISSS 2022 – 4 videos 41 ISSS 2021 – 6 videos 42 Disintegration of the West - 2 videos 43 Systems Theory – 10 videos 44 ASC 2020 – 2 videos 45 ISSS Conferences and Seminars 46 https://www.isss.org/home/ 47 Selected Publications 48 Citations 49 Links to relevant pages https://www.youtube.com/@robertjohannson
Personal Life Rev. Robert Johannson graduated Grade XII at Transcona Collegiate Institute where he joined his first political party and has been politically active ever since. He studied Chartered Accountancy for two years at the firm of Touche, Ross, Bailey and Smart. He received an honours degree in English Literature from the University of Manitoba. Robert was a Winnipeg City Councillor for six years. He was baptized as an adult at Augustine United Church, and received the gift of the Holy Spirit. He was a candidate for ministry from Augustine United Church, has a Masters of Divinity from St. Andrew's College in Saskatoon, and was ordained by the Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. Robert and his wife Joan taught parenting courses in the inner-city of Winnipeg and produced two books: Empowerment: A systems approach to people and groups, and The Family Zoo: leadership for parents. They have three children and five granddaughters. His interest in cybernetics comes from discovering the negative effects of behaviourism as a parenting model, and turning instead to the study of Gregory Bateson and the Macy Conferences on Cybernetics. Robert served as the systems administrator for Journeys Adult Education Centre in Winnipeg which involved maintaining a computer lab, and Internet connection, as well as designing the school's data bases. Robert is a playwright and has been produced by CBC radio, the Manitoba Association of Playwrights, Prairie Theatre Exchange, the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival and the Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival. His plays include Charles Wesley: A Musical Play; The Ecstasy of St. Teresa; and Never Trust a Naked Marriage Counsellor. He is currently working on a play about the Trial of St. Paul. Robert retired in 2009 after serving First United Church in Dauphin. In his retirement Robert studied Physics, Mathematics, Statistics and Mathematical Statistics at the University of Winnipeg. He has published two books on systems theory: Process Dualism: Resolving the Mind/Body Problem; and most recently Green Rising: An Alternative Future which deals with the cultural roots of the environmental crisis. He is the Chair of the Holistic Systems Theory Special Integration Group of the International Society for the Systems Sciences. Academia and Career Years of Service: 2021-224 Post: Chair: Holistic Systems Theory SIG Degrees: Bachelor of Arts (Hons.); Master of Divinity Fields of Study: Cybernetics, General Systems Theory, Theatre, Theology, Philosophy, Leadership, Organization Universities: University of Manitoba, St. Andrew's College, University of Winnipeg Notable works: Process Dualism: Resolving the Mind/Body Problem; Green Rising: An Alternative Future. Social: Winnipeg City Counselor; Canadian Association of the Non-Employed; Green Party Books
Power: Woodsworth and W. L. Mackenzie King
Charles Wesley: A Musical Play
The Ecstasy of St. Teresa
Never Trust A Naked Marriage Counsellor
The Red Saloon
Voluspa: The Prophecy
Process Dualism: Resolving the Mind/Body Problem
Green Rising: An Alternative Future
with Joan Johannson
The Family Zoo: Leadership for Parents
Empowerment: A Systems Approach to People and Groups
Special Interests Video Presentations YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@robertjohannson 33 Videos – most views – Cybernetics and Psychology Playlists ISSS 2022 – 4 videos ISSS 2021 – 6 videos Disintegration of the West - 2 videos Systems Theory – 10 videos ASC 2020 – 2 videos ISSS Conferences and Seminars https://www.isss.org/home/ Selected Publications Citations https://robertjohannson.wixsite.com/mysite
